Manager Sales

Sylvia Gallegos Sweeney

**** ***** ******* *****, ******, Colorado 80018

303-***-**** or ********@***.***

Career Objective

To obtain an executive administration/office management position that will

utilize my professional experience of 39 years working in sales and service

environments. I am a self-motivated, reliable, independent, detail

oriented, multi-tasking individual with excellent communication skills as

well as a team player and am able to work well with all levels of an

organization. I am familiar with Word, Excel and Lotus and able to learn

other programs as required. I will consider either full or part-time

positions. Full-time salary requirements are $55,000 annually, and may be

negotiable depending on the position.

Experience

Environmental Testing Corporation

Facility Administrator (General Motors unit) - 2006 - September 2009

. Receptionist

. Telephone Operator

. Handle incoming and outgoing mail

. Shipping and receiving company test vehicles, packages, equipment,

etc. Distribute packages and maintain required paperwork per GM

requirements.

. Track test vehicles in GM eCVMS system.

. Pool vehicles: maintain vehicle log book, handle reservations, send

to auction, handle GM vehicle passes, input information into eCVMS

system, secure registration and title papers with the state of

Colorado, current insurance cards, coordinate repairs and maintenance

as needed.

. Maintain all GM files for this unit per GM requirements.

. Security system: input GM personnel badges and update in system for

visitors.

. Maintain and order office, safety, medical, and miscellaneous

supplies.

. Accounts payable processor.

. Liaison for international groups.

. Maintain test trip tracking system.

. Maintain visitor calendar in Lotus notes.

General Motors Corporation - Denver, Colorado 1970 - 2005

Facility Administrator, GM High Altitude Vehicle Emission Lab - 1993 - 2005

. Facility Administrator - Took this position as a promotion. Assisted

the General Motors vehicle test laboratory. Supported a variety of

managers including the lab manager, the test operations manager and

the technical manager in operation of the emission testing lab.

Additionally, supported a division staff of 25 employees.

. Saved $12,000 for my division office in shipping charges by utilizing

a GM transport company.

. Organized the company vehicle operations program, which provided

transportation to visiting engineers, which resulted in savings of GM

car rental fees, estimated at an annual savings of $48,000.00.

. Effectively managed the coordination of activities/schedules of

visiting engineers by assigning offices, answering questions,

providing supplies and fulfilling requested services ultimately making

the visiting engineers production faster which increased their ability

to meet company deadlines and meet specified objectives.

. Upheld company and human resource standards as the system

administrator, by maintaining accurate records and files, per General

Motor's standards in the ILM/company record keeping system as well as

the legal documentation system.

. Coordinated the purchasing and maintaining of office supplies, test

operations supplies, safety supplies, medical supplies, etc.

Additionally, processed authorizations for checks and mail to vendors

and suppliers. Processed invoices for payment, tracked purchase order

requisitions as well as coordinated shipping and receiving activity.

These purchasing related tasks kept the test lab running smoothly and

without unnecessary delays.

. As the company automobile coordinator, maintained automotive records

including title work, odometer mileage statements, vehicle passes,

coordinated vehicle licensing and maintenance schedules.

. With ongoing staff reductions, took on the role of several employees

and combined their tasks into my position by providing receptionist

duties, supervising a multi-line phone system, coordinating the

scheduling of conference and company meeting rooms, and overseeing the

visitor/vendor security process as well as managing the EP3/GM

internal billing system for this division office. Was a team player

and learned all of these roles and duties to assist the company in the

process to downsize and save the company money.

General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division, Denver, Colorado 1980 - 1993

. Car Distribution Specialist - Accepted this position as a promotion.

Was responsible for communication regarding Car Distribution functions

between zone office, 140 dealer body group, General Motors' assembly

plants, and district managers.

. Distributed Pontiac car inventory to 140 dealers in eight states.

. Trained new district managers to effectively use their personal

strengths with dealer body in their districts and to use Pontiac car

distribution computer systems and processes.

. Successfully coordinated sale of 250 warehouse surplus vehicles to

dealer body to close out zone office inventory for year-end.

. Handled all special events and media vehicle ordering, prepping,

shipping to final destinations, and secured special event license

plates. Successfully sold these units to dealers at the conclusion of

the special event.

. Fleet program administrator to major fleet dealers who accounted for

30% of the zone office vehicle sales.

. Wrote informational bulletins to dealer body updating them on current

product developments.

. Maintained paperwork/files for all distribution and fleet programs

according to GM standards and State of Colorado requirements.

General Motors Corporation, Pontiac Division, Denver, Colorado 1975 - 1980

Administrative Support Staff - Accepted this position as a promotion. Was

the administrator/coordinator of Pontiac Dealer programs and contests, as

well as the administrator for the business management and sales promotions

departments. Learned the business and company systems, offering a solid

basis for the rest of my career with General Motors. General office duties

included accounts payable clerk, purchasing of office supplies, back up

secretary for all other departments, mail room coordinator as well as the

office receptionist and telephone operator.

General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah 1970 - 1975

Customer Representative -Was responsible for administration of 3,000

customer accounts and 25 automotive dealerships. Provided a variety of

services such as processing account extensions for customers, ensuring that

every account had a legal title for the vehicle financed, giving credit

ratings to qualified vendors on both customers and dealers, processed

accident and health claims, transfer of equity, life insurance claims, and

providing current information on customers to respective dealers.

Maintained the lowest delinquency/repossession rate on my accounts by

actively following-up with customers through mail and phone. Maintained

all legal documentation required by General Motors and the State of Utah.

References

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